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In this entrancing story of spiritual adventure, a Westerner in Peking seeks the mystery at the heart of the Forbidden City. He takes as a tutor in Chinese the young Belgian René Leys, who claims to be in the know about strange goings-on in the Imperial Palace: love affairs, family quarrels, conspiracies that threaten the very existence of the empire. But whether truth-teller or trickster, the elusive and ever-charming René presents his increasingly dazzled disciple with a visionary glimpse of " an essential palace built upon the most magnificent foundations."
| ISBN-13 | 9780879513504 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0879513500 |
| Weight | 0.54 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.00 x 5.00 x 1.00 In |
| List Price | $14.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | The Overlook Press |
| Published On | 1989-10-16 |
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